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Fifth Grade: Bible Diagnostic Assessment

Questions 1-25: Select the most appropriate answer choice

for each question. (4 points each) 9. Who was the first king of Israel?
a. Nero
1. How many human authors had a part in writing the b. Solomon
New Testament? c. Saul
a. 165 or 166 d. David
b. 24 or 25
c. 8 or 9 10. How many years did Moses lead the Israelites in the
d. 65 or 66 wilderness?
a. 50
2. In what city did Jesus perform his first miracle? b. 27
a. Jerusalem c. 40
b. Cana d. 34
c. Tarsus
d. Capernaum 11. Which book contains the words: “Get wisdom”?
a. Psalms
3. Which of the following men was not one of the b. Ecclesiastes
twelve apostles? c. Job
a. Philip d. Proverbs
b. James
c. Luke 12. Which book contains the account of the flood?
d. John a. Genesis
b. Deuteronomy
4. What book is after Deuteronomy? c. Leviticus
a. Esther d. Exodus
b. Ruth
c. Judges 13. Which is the longest Psalm?
d. Joshua a. 115
b. 117
5. How many sons did Noah have? c. 119
a. 7 d. 121
b. 11
c. 2 14. At the Last Supper, which apostle asked Jesus to
d. 3 wash “not my feet only, but also my hands and my
head”?
6. Where was Abraham born? a. Peter
a. Bethlehem b. John
b. Ur c. Andrew
c. Jerusalem d. Judas
d. Nazareth
15. Which book gives Christ’s genealogy to Adam?
7. Which direction should a person go from Jerusalem a. Matthew
to reach Bethlehem? b. Luke
a. West c. Mark
b. East d. John
c. South
d. North 16. Which is the sixth book in the New Testament?
a. Philemon
8. Who said: “Silver and gold have I none”? b. Philippians
a. Pilate c. Acts
b. Agrippa d. Romans
c. Peter
d. Stephen 17. Who was the author of most of the Proverbs?
a. Isaiah
b. Moses
c. David
d. Solomon
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18. In which book is the story of the life of Abraham
told? EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION (2 points)
a. Deuteronomy 26. How many years passed between the time of
b. Exodus Abraham and Christ?
c. Leviticus a. 700
d. Genesis b. 1600
c. 2000
19. Jesus lived all or most of his life during what period d. 4004
of time?
a. Between 1450 and 1000 B.C. PLEASE RECORD YOUR ANSWERS HERE:
b. Between 1000 and 600 B.C.
c. Between 600 and 100 B.C. 1. (a) (b) (c) (d)
d. Between 100 B.C. and A.D. 100 2. (a) (b) (c) (d)
20. Moses wrote part or all of how many Bible books?
3. (a) (b) (c) (d)
a. 2 4. (a) (b) (c) (d)
b. 3 or 4 5. (a) (b) (c) (d)
c. 5 or 6 6. (a) (b) (c) (d)
d. 11 or 12 7. (a) (b) (c) (d)
21. Which city was the home of Lazarus?
8. (a) (b) (c) (d)
a. Bethlehem 9. (a) (b) (c) (d)
b. Joppa 10. (a) (b) (c) (d)
c. Jericho 11. (a) (b) (c) (d)
d. Bethany 12. (a) (b) (c) (d)
22. Which book records the parable of the wheat and the
13. (a) (b) (c) (d)
tares? 14. (a) (b) (c) (d)
a. Matthew 15. (a) (b) (c) (d)
b. Mark 16. (a) (b) (c) (d)
c. Luke 17. (a) (b) (c) (d)
d. John
18. (a) (b) (c) (d)
23. Which of the twelve apostles did not believe in 19. (a) (b) (c) (d)
Christ’s resurrection until he saw Him and was 20. (a) (b) (c) (d)
invited to touch Him? 21. (a) (b) (c) (d)
a. Peter 22. (a) (b) (c) (d)
b. John
23. (a) (b) (c) (d)
c. Thomas
d. Andrew 24. (a) (b) (c) (d)
25. (a) (b) (c) (d)
24. Which book contains the account of the wise men 26. (a) (b) (c) (d)
from the East visiting the child, Jesus?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John

25. Which book contains the account of the descent of

the Holy Spirit?
a. Matthew
b. Luke
c. Acts
d. Job